Royal approval for barracks at Castletown and Castle Rushen, Isle of Man (no stables)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Royal approval for barracks at Castletown and Castle Rushen, Isle of Man (no stables)
- Description
- Letter from the Duke of Grafton (Secretary of State) to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury reporting His Majesty's approval of barracks plans for the Isle of Man, drawn by Engineer Captain Dawson. The King approved the plans except for the removal of stables, as cavalry were being withdrawn from the island. The letter confirms post-Revestment military fortification of the island.
- Date
- 21 March 1766
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1766-03-21
- Creator
- Duke of Grafton, Secretary of State
- Audience
- Lord Commissioners of the Treasury
- Identifier
- T 1/454/195
- Language
- English